4. What is Business Intelligence (BI)?
“The processes, technologies and tools needed to turn data into
information and information into knowledge and knowledge into plans
that drive profitable business action. BI encompasses data
warehousing, business analytics and knowledge management.”
The Data Warehouse Institute
14. BI Tools: BI tool selection criteria
Must-haves
• Data sources
• Cross Database Joins, Data Blending
• Data filters and drilldown
• User interface: web/app
• Create measures
• Create hierarchies
• Visualizations
• Create and publish by business users
• Business intelligence platform
administration
• Ease of analytical use
• Print and export
• Notification
• Security
Nice-to-haves
• Advanced visualizations
• Storyboarding
• Mobile version
• In-memory analytics
• Offline updates
• Performance monitoring
• Ease of setup BI applications
• Speed of access
• Pricing